Awards
- Winner of PROSE (Language/Linguistics) 2011
- Winner of R.R. Hawkins Award - Language & Linguistics 2011 (United States)
Overview
Foundations of Voice Studies provides a comprehensive description and analysis of the multifaceted role that voice quality plays in human existence. Offers a unique interdisciplinary perspective on all facets of voice perception, illustrating why listeners hear what they do and how they reach conclusions based on voice quality Integrates voice literature from a multitude of sources and disciplines Supplemented with practical and approachable examples, including a companion website with sound files at www.wiley.com/go/voicestudies Explores the choice of various voices in advertising and broadcasting, and voice perception in singing voices and forensic applications Provides a straightforward and thorough overview of vocal physiology and control
Full Product Details
Author: Jody Kreiman (University of California, Los Angeles, USA) ,
Diana Sidtis (New York University, USA)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:
Width: 18.00cm
, Height: 3.10cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 1.057kg
ISBN: 9780631222972
ISBN 10: 0631222979
Pages: 516
Publication Date: 18 April 2011
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
Foundations of Voice Studies has won the American Publishers Award for professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE Award) for best book of 2011 in the areas of Language and Linguistics. It has been praised as a gem by David Pisoni of Indiana University and a remarkable book by Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel of MIT. Even just its tables make this an invaluable book, worthy of a spot in every phonetician's library. ( The Phonetician , 1 January 2011)
<p> Foundations of Voice Studies has won the AmericanPublishers Award for professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSEAward) for best book of 2011 in the areas of Language andLinguistics. It has been praised as a gem by David Pisoni of Indiana University and a remarkablebook by Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel of MIT. Even just itstables make this an invaluable book, worthy of a spot in everyphonetician s library. (The Phonetician, 1 January 2011) <p>
Foundations of Voice Studies has won the American Publishers Award for professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE Award) for best book of 2011 in the areas of Language and Linguistics. It has been praised as a gem by David Pisoni of Indiana University and a remarkable book by Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel of MIT. Even just its tables make this an invaluable book, worthy of a spot in every phonetician s library. (The Phonetician, 1 January 2011)
Author Information
Jody Kreiman is Professor of Head and Neck Surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America and has published over 60 scholarly papers in a variety of journals. Diana Sidtis (formerly Van Lancker) is Professor of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at New York University and performs research at the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research. An experienced clinician, her research has yielded over 90 articles in scholarly journals and edited books.
